East Coulee Museums

Enjoy 16 Tons of Fun at the Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site. Underground tunnel tours, tipple tours and mine train tours carry visitors to the darkest years of Alberta’s past. Don a miner’s lamp and ascend an inclined tunnel. Step into a mine portal, high in the badlands. Scramble into a coal car, and ride a battery train through the historic landscape. Climb the wooden tipple, and hear stories of men who dug the black. Located in Drumheller Valley, this Alberta coal mining museum is an outstanding educational school field-trip destination. Open daily from May 1st through October 10th.

Experience life during the coal mining era at this East Coulee museum, located just outside of Drumheller. A gift shop, a cafe and a picnic area are located on-site. The museum offers 1936-style interactive classes, personalized tours tailored to individual groups, a full-service post office and a perfect venue for weddings, reunions, workshops and musical events year-round. The museum itself is open from Victoria Day long weekend until the Labour Day long weekend (May through September). Admission is by donation.